ALW101 - Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

Trimester 1:
1 x 1-hour online lecture per week

1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week

Trimester 3:
1 x 1-hour online lecture per week

1 x 2-hour on-campus (seminar) per trimester in week 1

1 x 4-hour on-campus (seminar) per trimester in weeks 2, 3, 5, 8, 11

Scheduled learning activities - online

Trimester 1:
1 x 1-hour online lecture per week

1 x 2-hour online seminar per week

Trimester 3:
1 x 1-hour online lecture per week

1 x 2-hour online (seminar) per trimester in week 1

1 x 4-hour online (seminar) per trimester in weeks 2, 3, 5, 8, 11

Content

This is a unit that combines the practice of attentive reading with creative writing. Students are exposed to a wide range of literary texts, as well as to a suite of crucial skills and craft elements that found creative writing of a professional standard. Students also write about their work and the processes involved in its composition, introducing critical thinking and modes of expression that will support them during and beyond their degree.

Unit Fee Information

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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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